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Y chromosome of Aisin Gioro, the imperial house of the Qing dynasty.
Journal of human genetics - 1 Jun 2015
Yan Shi, Tachibana Harumasa, Wei Lan-Hai, Yu Ge, Wen Shao-Qing, Wang Chuan-Chao
Abstract excerpt
The House of Aisin Gioro is the imperial family of the last dynasty in Chinese history-Qing dynasty (1644-1911). The Aisin Gioro family originated from Jurchen tribes and founded the Manchu people before they conquered China. By investigating the Y chromosomal short tandem repeats (STRs) of seven modern male individuals who claim to belong to the Aisin Gioro family (three of which have full records of pedigree),...
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